Microstutter and Screen Tearing!

[TheJJBman11]

Hey!

Whenever I play games (Mainly Bethesda games, ie Fallout and Skyrim) I notice a really choppy movement system whenever I turn or walk. I use Razer Game Booster to check my FPS and it stays at 60. All settings are on max and everything works fine; however, this microstutter harshly spoils my gaming experience. More recently I've noticed it happening (no where near as much) on other games too! I wonder whether there's a fix to this? I've looked around and found mods and downloads etc, but none have worked...

Also, on games like Payday 2 I notice Screen Tearing, I cannot describe it but a simple search on Google brings up some excellent examples. So once again I'm asking if anyone may shed some light on my game ruining problems?

Thanks in advance.

SYSTEM SPECS:
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87-D3HP
RAM: 8GB Corsair 2133mhz Vengeance (2x4GB)
Hard Drive: 2TB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s
Graphics card: AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB
PSU: 650W Corsair VS

 

[WildCard999]

First of all which GPU are you using and are you using SLI?

 

[hjj174]

For the stuttering, do you use a lot of mods that use scripting? If so it could be them updating every few seconds. Also, what kind of system do you have?

 

[TheJJBman11]

Thanks for the fast responses.. I just updated the thread.
Yes, I do use a few mods, but mainly on Skyrim. On Fallout I have one, I'll try disabling most of the Skyrim ones.

 

[schnydz]

I have the same issue. Just recently upgraded all the components on my rig including a new GTX970 and I get pretty bad tearing right in the middle of my screen. Never had this problem before.

However, I did not change my monitor which leaves me to believe that it is a refresh rate issue between my old monitor and new GPU. My monitor is a LG 23" IPS display, model # 23EA63V I believe. With a refresh rate of 60Hz. I'm guessing the GPU is just sending its frames too fast for the monitor to handle? Don't know maybe somebody can chime in on this.

I read somewhere that a FPS caps my do the trick? Anybody have any experience with this?

BTW, I to have tried everything from reinstalling the drivers to overriding v-sync via catalyst control center (?sp). No luck.

 

[hjj174]

FPS caps don't always fix the problem but in this case it seems like it would. Don't use v-sync unless you really have to; many games allow you to just set a cap through either in game menu, in game console, or through a file in the game folder.

 

[WildCard999]

I have the same issue. Just recently upgraded all the components on my rig including a new GTX970 and I get pretty bad tearing right in the middle of my screen. Never had this problem before.

However, I did not change my monitor which leaves me to believe that it is a refresh rate issue between my old monitor and new GPU. My monitor is a LG 23" IPS display, model # 23EA63V I believe. With a refresh rate of 60Hz. I'm guessing the GPU is just sending its frames too fast for the monitor to handle? Don't know maybe somebody can chime in on this.

I read somewhere that a FPS caps my do the trick? Anybody have any experience with this?

BTW, I to have tried everything from reinstalling the drivers to overriding v-sync via catalyst control center (?sp). No luck.

Its probably a typo but do you have CCC still when your using a Nvidia GPU? That could defiantly cause a issue for conflicting drivers. Like hjj174 said try to disable V-sync and turn off any FPS caps in-game/control center and see if that helps.

 

[bystander]

Tearing is normal if you don't have V-sync on. Skyrim doesn't have tearing because it forces v-sync on. If you do use V-sync, you might get stuttering when you fail to reach your refresh rate in FPS.